Bethlehem

October 22, 2004|The Morning Call

Charged -- Valentine G. Fontanez, 42, of 332 Riverview Ave., Walnutport; Monday with harassment; allegedly grabbed Franklin Salas, 24, of 1106 Fritz Drive, by throat and pushed him against wall at Salas' home; said he was upset because he heard Salas had said he hopes he dies in surgery, police said; citation issued.

Burglary -- Reported by Myriam Vasquez of 1206 Gordon Court; videocassette recorder, three DVDs, two video game systems, seven video games and compact disc player stolen from home Wednesday; $635 loss.

Charged -- Mariano Soto, 47, of 1521 E. Seventh St.; Thursday with criminal mischief; allegedly cut telephone lines at former wife's house in 1700 block of Lynfield Court; Ana Soto told police he was banging on her doors and windows, so she called police, but her phone went dead; citation issued.

Charged -- Angel Garcia, 39, of 1157 E. Third St.; Thursday with possession of drug paraphernalia; allegedly had syringe during a stop Sept. 26 in 1100 block of Fortuna Street; sent to Northampton County Prison under $5,000 bail.